A form time activity with questions hidden behind a grid of numbers from 1 to 25 that either reflect on 2016 or look forward to 2017. This can help to show SMSC and provides opportunities for oracy in the classroom. I have used this with a form group where students pick a number and give their response to the question behind the number. Another student then picks the next number and gives their response. Alternatively it could be used as a New Year 'advent' style calendar where a different door is picked each day and a range of students offer their answers. Questions (which can be full edited) include; What will you miss most about 2016? What was your new year resolution for 2017? What was your highlight from 2016? What do you want to try that is new in 2017? Where was the furthest place you visited in 2016? How do you think 2017 will be different for you from 2016? Who surprised you in 2016?

An interactive (don't worry all instructions are in the notes panel for each slide) 23 slide PowerPoint based quiz covering a range of things from 2017. Sufficient rounds and activities for an hour - but could be cut into separate shorter sessions easily. I have included some images in the files attached to give a preview. Included are; Two rounds of family fortunes (including all noises and clickable answers) - you could take this and make more rounds [festive or not] from this template... An advent calendar of sports to name the winners of blue ribband events this year around the world... A number of 'mystery' people from 2017 that appear from behind a myriad of Christmas decorations covering their face... A round of matching the key events to given dates ... A round of can you spot the celebrity with a Christmas birthday?... A round of spot the winners from the reality TV shows of the year... Two rounds of higher or lower based on key numbers from 2017... The obligatory music round - spot the lyrics from the songs released this year with sound bite samples of the originals... And five rounds of 'word of the year' based on Countdown's letters game - another template you could easily adapt which includes working clock and 30 second music. I have decided to charge for this resource as it has taken me seven hours to compile (albeit on a snow day!). I have not included a scoring system, as every class is different. But I think that this would lend itself well to teams - the choice though I have left to you! Enjoy.